Perceptions of NPs and administrators in regard to the governing and supervision of NPs in Taiwan

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 132-137

  Cheng, Hui Ling ^a   Tung, Heng Hsin ^b,c   Guu, Sy Ming ^d   Tsay, Shiow Luan ^b   Chang, Ching Fen ^b  

^a MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Communication; Law; Nurse practitioners; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAIWAN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863262815     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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